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Marlee Beth Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress, author, and activist. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God (1986) and to date is the only deaf performer to have won an Academy award.
Matlin's hard-working parents chose to educate Marlee in their community rather than sending her to a special school. Matlin began learning to use sign language around the age of 5, but her parents struggled.
Marlee Beth Matlin was in Morton Grove, Illinois, to Libby (Hammer) and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. She has two older brothers.
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Deaf since she was 18 months old, Matlin made her acting debut playing Sarah Norman in the romantic drama film Children of a Lesser God (1986), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award, as well as the youngest winner in the Best Actress category.
Born in Illinois in 1965, Marlee Martin lost her hearing at a young age but nonetheless pursued an acting career and became highly successful, winning an Academy Award in 1987 for her role in Children of a Lesser God. She went on to star in a number of other film and television movies.
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Katie Leclerc plays Daphne, one of the teens, who is deaf. Leclerc, who is hard of hearing, can speak and is fluent in American Sign Language. Sean Berdy, a deaf actor, plays Emmett, Daphne's best friend. Matlin, in a recurring role, plays Emmett's mom.
The illness produced a high fever and serious complications, including the loss of most of her hearing. Today, Matlin wears a hearing aid and communicates by reading lips and using sign language. Unlike some hearing-impaired people, Matlin can speak, but relies on an interpreter for business meetings and interviews.
Marlee MatlinMarlee Matlin, in full Marlee Beth Matlin, (born August 24, 1965, Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S.), American actress and activist who was the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award, for best actress for her debut film performance, in Children of a Lesser God (1986).
In a bizarre moment at the Oscars, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face after he directed a G.I. Jane joke at Smith's wife and actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar in 1987 for her role as Sarah in the movie "Children of a Lesser God."
Marlee Matlin (2016 Superbowl) Marlee wasn't surprised either as she was not visible on national TV while she was completely visible throughout the song on the Jumbotron. Even a decorated and highly successful actress wasn't deemed equal and necessary under the broadcasters' eyes.
Reasonable Doubt: A Tale of Two Kidnappings, now streaming on Netflix, instead calls the validity of accusations made against a group of men into question, exposing the corruption of the justice system in the process.
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